Communication Quiz

Along EDSA, we would often see street signs that prohibit vehicles to make a U-turn at some points. These street signs contain messages that can be considered as a form of which "Function of Communication"?

• Emotional Expression

• Motivation

• Regulation / Control

• Social Interaction

Hugh, the best man in Joachim's wedding, was asked to say a few words for the bride and groom during the wedding reception. The speech that Hugh will give is a type of:

• Informative

• Extemporaneous

• Impromptu

• Entertainment

This originally handwritten, or nowadays often typewritten and printed, document of a speech is called a:

• Vignette

• Script

• Manuscript

• Outline

When speaking from a manuscript, the speech is delivered word for word, thus the speaker may tend to sound:

• Mechanical

• Natural

• Spontaneous

• Instinctive

The following statements justify the need of a manuscript among public figures, politicians, and spokespersons EXCEPT for:

• They are often too busy to prepare their own speech

• They deal with time limits on a televised speech

• They are dealing with social issues that are often sensitive in nature, thus the need to choose and use words carefully

• They will be deemed more credible while reading a printed document

One of the disadvantages of having a manuscript includes the possibility of:

• Skipping rehearsals

• Overlooking eye contact to the audience

• Ignoring audience feedback.

• Sounding natural and spontaneous

One may have the tendency to sound unnatural or "mechanical" in which type of speech:

• Memorized speech

• Impromptu speech

• Extemporaneous speech

• Panel Discussion

An extemporaneous speech involves a pre-planned speech which is delivered with the help of which among the following?

• Outline

• Script

• Research data

• Mnemonics

During a panel discussion, an audience challenged one of the panelist's credibility by reasoning that the professor's nationality may affect the outcome of his research. This kind of reasoning is fallacy classified as:

• Ad Hominem

• Bandwagon

• Ad Baculum

• Ad Misericordiam

You are asked about your opinion on the century old conflict in Northern Spain involving the Basque separatists. Unfortunately, you do not know much about Spain, much more about the Basque people, thus you just related the Basque conflict to a "conflict" your own family had gone through. The delivery strategy exhibited here is called:

• Playing the Devil's Advocate

• Bridging

• Reframing

• Relating